Reports of a United States Department of Homeland Security officer on Boston University’s campus Thursday afternoon, which coincided with a planned student-led walkout calling for BU to designate itself as a sanctuary campus, intensified concerns over Immigration and Customs Enforcement on campus.
Donations made by the Musk Foundation to a BU rocketry team uncovered by The Daily Free Press are igniting debates over private donorship and revealing intra-University tensions over the funding it receives.
Boston University is planning to slow down its spending in anticipation of funding cuts and policy changes amidst a flurry of executive orders impacting federal funding agencies.
Friday marks the seventh anniversary of the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which killed 17 students and faculty.
Boston University students and faculty are split over impacts the University community may face if an executive order to dismantle the United States Department of Education is passed.
President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders limiting gender recognition and dismantling Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs cause mixed reactions from students, Boston schools and advocacy groups.
Boston University students express concern over President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts after he signed an executive order Jan. 20 allowing federal immigration agents to enter “sanctuary” spaces, including schools.
Boston religious leaders and community members reflect on the role of religion in President Donald Trump’s policies, following a bishop’s call for mercy amid several executive orders passed by Trump during his first day in office.
College students across Boston are attempting to foster civil political discourse after a student group alleged that conservative students faced “escalating attacks” on campus in the weeks since Donald Trump was re-elected president.
